The Puglia surname, though generally associated with the region of Tuscany is said to have derived from the place name Apulia (Italian Puglia) in southeastern Italy, in the region commonly know as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. These habitational names, taken on from place names are perhaps the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy. They often bore the prefix "di," which signified emigration from one place to another, and did not necessarily denote nobility.

Early Origins of the Puglia family

Early History of the Puglia family

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Early Notables of the Puglia family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the Puglia family to the New World and Oceana

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Puglia Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Gabriele Puglia, who arrived in New York on March 2, 1913 aboard the "SS Italia" from Naples

Contemporary Notables of the name Puglia (post 1700)

Frank Puglia (1892-1975), American (Sicilian born) actor

Andrew Robert Puglia, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html